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CITY BRITTS®®®*®®3XsX?SS:In the District Court. ' ' '/ .Judge Green, ably assisted by District Attorney Mitchell, has been instrumental in clearing both the civil and criminal dockets of an unusually large number 01* cases (luring the brief period he has. presided over the District Court in this county, not quite a term. Five criminal cases were disposed of this week, tiiero being two convictions and three acquittals. George Gload, charged with bigamy, and ■ Pancho Hernandez,: with assault with intent to murder and robbery with fire armsj were convicted and their punishment assessed at confinement for five and six years, respectively, in the penitentiary. Jesse Johnson and“Dcputy Sheriff Henry Saer.s, each charged with murder, and j Fredericc Benavides, with assault with intent to murder and robbery, with firearms, were acquitted, the verdict iii the Sacns case being instructed by the court. Even greater progress will likely be made next week, as quite a large number of cases are set for trial then, as follows: Lizzie Campbell, alias Vic Wallace, a white woman, charged with the murder of Viola Coleman, a negress; Paula Villareal, a Mexican woman, charged with ‘ the murder of a baby of her own race; Luke Bare field, a negro boy, chargedwith the murder of his elder brother, Ernst Barefield, and Joseph and Frank Zimmer, charged with the murder of Emile Miller. The Wailace. case. is set for Monday, the Zimmer cases for Tuesday and the Barefield and Villa-real cases for Thursday. A special venire of GO men has been ordered iu the Wallace case, and one of 40 men In each of the other cases.The proper way to handle oysters is to keep them just as they come from the shell. That’s the way they are handled at Holloway’s.Two Acquitted in the District Court.Jesse Johnson, a negro, charged with the murder of Robert Pettus, also colored. and Deputy Sheriff Henry Saens, charged with the murder of Anton Pa-dron. a Mexican, were acquitted in the District Court here yesterday. Judge Green instructing the verdict in the Saens case. The Petuis killing occurred at the passenger depot here about a year ago. and resulted from a quarrel over a woman. A knife was the weapon used. Johnson is about 20 years oJlt;L and Pettus was about the same age. : Padron was -killed,-, at Mariana, this county, on the day of the last primary - oirrt.iop. Ho attacked Saens, and tiie officer shot him. He is alleged to have been a bootlegger and a bad character generally, having previously served a long term in the penitentiary for murder.Serving Three Regular Meals.
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Daily Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Sat, Dec 10, 1910
Page 7
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